Anita Garvin

Anita Garvin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anita Garvin (February 11, 1907 – July 7, 1994) was an American actress and comedian who appeared in both silent and sound films. She is best known for her work with comedians Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase. Garvin was born in New York City.] Her two sisters who danced in vaudeville encouraged her talents. At age 12, she lied to an agent saying she was "almost sixteen" and got a job being a bathing beauty for one of Mack Sennett's stage shows. The following year she joined the Ziegfeld Follies. She took pride in being the only woman allowed to touch Will Rogers's ropes. She also appeared in Earl Carroll Vanities. Garvin went on tour with the musical Sally staying with the show for two seasons, then decided to stay in California when the tour left that stop in 1924. In Hollywood, Garvin began working for Christie Film Company's comedies. She recalled her co-star Bobby Vernon dropping butter on the floor onto which she stepped and tumbled, cementing her career as a comedian. Charles Lamont brought her over to work for Educational Pictures. In 1926, Hal Roach took her under contract, where she appeared in many silent films with Charley Chase, James Finlayson, and Max Davidson as well as playing occasional supporting roles in feature films. Standing around 6 feet tall, "her regal countenance and deadpan expression" made her the perfect comic foil. Roach later considered her "one of his finest actresses." Reflecting upon her frequent co-star Stan Laurel, Garvin observed: "One thing about Stan--with apologies to a lot of directors--they thought they were directing him. And they thought they were directing the picture. But Stan was the one...He was very clever about it. The director was never cognizant of the fact that he was not doing all the directing. Stan's mind was going all the time, always thinking of gags and things to do. The script didn't mean a thing." Garvin appeared in a total of eleven Laurel and Hardy films. In 1928, she was teamed with Marion Byron as a short-lived female version of Laurel and Hardy. Along with Edgar Kennedy, Byron and Garvin appeared in A Pair of Tights, an "acknowledged masterpiece."

  • Title: Anita Garvin
  • Popularity: 2.567
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1906-02-11
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Nita Garvin , Anna Frances "Anita" Garvin, Anna Frances Garvin
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Anita Garvin Movies

  • 1926
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    Raggedy Rose

    Raggedy Rose

    5.5 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    Move Along

    Move Along

    6.2 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    Forgotten Sweeties

    Forgotten Sweeties

    3 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Many Scrappy Returns

    Many Scrappy Returns

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Never the Dames Shall Meet

    Never the Dames Shall Meet

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    Imagine My Embarrassment

    Imagine My Embarrassment

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1929
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    Off to Buffalo

    Off to Buffalo

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Stepping Out

    Stepping Out

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Be Big!

    Be Big!

    6.9 1931 HD

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  • 1928
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    Their Purple Moment

    Their Purple Moment

    6.5 1928 HD

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  • 1930
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    Blotto

    Blotto

    7.2 1930 HD

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  • 1927
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    Sailors, Beware!

    Sailors, Beware!

    6.9 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Why Girls Love Sailors

    Why Girls Love Sailors

    5.9 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    With Love and Hisses

    With Love and Hisses

    6.1 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

    Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1930
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    Whispering Whoopee

    Whispering Whoopee

    6.2 1930 HD

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  • 1927
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    Baby Brother

    Baby Brother

    6.3 1927 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Sleuth

    The Sleuth

    5.8 1925 HD

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  • 1928
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    Fandango

    Fandango

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1936
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    Sleepless Hollow

    Sleepless Hollow

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1933
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    Asleep in the Feet

    Asleep in the Feet

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    Show Business

    Show Business

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1929
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    A Pair of Tights

    A Pair of Tights

    7.3 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Going Ga-Ga

    Going Ga-Ga

    6.6 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Murder at Midnight

    Murder at Midnight

    5.4 1931 HD

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  • 1938
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    Swiss Miss

    Swiss Miss

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1929
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    Trent's Last Case

    Trent's Last Case

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1925
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    In the Grease

    In the Grease

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1929
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    Our Modern Maidens

    Our Modern Maidens

    5.9 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Single Standard

    The Single Standard

    6.2 1929 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Last Man on Earth

    The Last Man on Earth

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1928
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    Roaming Romeo

    Roaming Romeo

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1929
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    Movie Night

    Movie Night

    6 1929 HD

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  • 1925
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    Book Bozo

    Book Bozo

    6 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    A Dangerous Peach

    A Dangerous Peach

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1924
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    Bright Lights

    Bright Lights

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1937
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    Topper

    Topper

    6.8 1937 HD

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  • 1930
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    Sally

    Sally

    7 1930 HD

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  • 1929
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    On With the Show!

    On With the Show!

    5 1929 HD

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  • 1927
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    Upstream

    Upstream

    5.8 1927 HD

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  • 1940
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    A Chump at Oxford

    A Chump at Oxford

    6.9 1940 HD

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  • 1931
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    Les Carottiers

    Les Carottiers

    6.6 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    Los calaveras

    Los calaveras

    6.1 1931 HD

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  • 1927
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    Two-Time Mama

    Two-Time Mama

    6 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    Feed 'em and Weep

    Feed 'em and Weep

    5.2 1928 HD

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  • 1934
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    Merry Wives of Reno

    Merry Wives of Reno

    4.8 1934 HD

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  • 1928
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    From Soup to Nuts

    From Soup to Nuts

    6.5 1928 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Battle of the Century

    The Battle of the Century

    6.7 1927 HD

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  • 1936
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    While the Cat's Away

    While the Cat's Away

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    Yoo-Hoo

    Yoo-Hoo

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Play Girl

    The Play Girl

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Motor Boat Demon

    The Motor Boat Demon

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    Creeps

    Creeps

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    Hats Off

    Hats Off

    6.3 1927 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Charlatan

    The Charlatan

    4.3 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Dynamite

    Dynamite

    6.1 1929 HD

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  • 1940
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    Sunk by the Census

    Sunk by the Census

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1929
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    Red Hot Rhythm

    Red Hot Rhythm

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1940
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    Bested by a Beard

    Bested by a Beard

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1927
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    Assistant Wives

    Assistant Wives

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1925
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    Fair But Foolish

    Fair But Foolish

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1926
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    For Sadie's Sake

    For Sadie's Sake

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1933
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    His Silent Racket

    His Silent Racket

    10 1933 HD

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  • 1929
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    Modern Love

    Modern Love

    1 1929 HD

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